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Collision repair and body shops in Tazewell County, IL

The collision repair and body shops in Tazewell County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #728 of 1,327 scored counties
#20 of 49 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
22
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,049
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 collision repair and body shops in Tazewell County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Tazewell County spend about $57.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,070 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Tazewell County in 2023. That is one for every 4,158 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Tazewell County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Tazewell County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #728 of 1,327 scored counties and #20 of 49 scored counties in Illinois.

How Tazewell County compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Collision repair and body shops in Tazewell County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureTazewell CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.23.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1583,2833,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,070$975$958
Median household income$77,982$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 13
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Tazewell County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Tazewell County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,049−0.9% since 2020
Households
54,051
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,832
Median home value
$167,500
Jobs located here
46,441
Daytime population
115,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Tazewell County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL8381.8$7.3M+9.9%#39 of 1,327
2Boone County, IL7652.6$4.7M+0.4%#115 of 1,327
3McLean County, IL64182.6$4M+0.1%#331 of 1,327
4Kane County, IL64583.1$3.9M+1.8%#334 of 1,327
5Grundy County, IL6362.9$4.2M+2.9%#362 of 1,327
6DeKalb County, IL60123.0$3.4M+1.5%#433 of 1,327
7Lake County, IL59893.4$3.5M+0.8%#451 of 1,327
8Champaign County, IL57202.3$3.8M+1.8%#500 of 1,327
9Rock Island County, IL57172.8$3.5M−1.7%#504 of 1,327
10McHenry County, IL55463.9$3.2M+2.5%#545 of 1,327
20Tazewell County, IL47224.1$2.6M−0.9%#728 of 1,327

Other business types in Tazewell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Tazewell County, IL?

There are 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Tazewell County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Tazewell County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $57.8M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tazewell County, IL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Tazewell County has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,158 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Tazewell County scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #728 of 1,327 scored counties.

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